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White House Finally Comments On Marijuana Industry

The Mercury News 02 Apr 2025
The president has also voiced support for state autonomy in cannabis policy and endorsed state-level legalization initiatives, such as Florida’s failed 2024 ballot measure for recreational marijuana.
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Substack Says It'll Legally Defend Writers 'Targeted By the Government'

Slashdot 02 Apr 2025
Substack has announced it will legally support foreign writers lawfully residing in the U.S ... The initiative builds on Substack's Defender program, which already offers legal assistance for independent journalists and creators on the platform.
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Wendy Williams initially thought guardianship was for finances, not loss of control: source

New York Post 02 Apr 2025
Wendy Williams initially believed that a legal guardianship would be limited to oversee just her finances, not the entirety of her private life, according to a new report ... Wendy Williams initially ...
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Russia seeks legal framework for selling seized Bitcoin from criminal activity

Cryptoslate 02 Apr 2025
Russia is moving closer to selling Bitcoin confiscated during criminal investigations as officials work to create a legal structure for handling such digital assets, local media outlet RBC reported.
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Trump is using his Big Law executive orders to disarm the legal efforts to reign ...

Business Insider 02 Apr 2025
And many of them have been supported by Big Law firms, which lend legal firepower through their pro bono practices ... Paul Weiss agreed to dedicate $40 million in pro bono legal services "to support the Administration's initiatives."
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Trump reaches deal with law firm of ex-Second Gentleman

Raw Story 02 Apr 2025
Two other firms -- Paul Weiss and Skadden Arps --- have also agreed in recent days to provide legal services to support Trump administration initiatives -- $40 million in Paul Weiss's case and $100 million for Skadden Arps.
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Women's land and forest rights still 'alarmingly weak'

Manila Bulletin 02 Apr 2025
As of 2024, only five percent of legal frameworks regulating community forest tenure regimes (CBTRs)—or simply community-held land and resource rights—sufficiently support women's leadership rights in the Global South.
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One person was killed, another injured by unidentified persons

Urdu Point 02 Apr 2025
Both the deceased and the injured were identified as Sattar Totani and injury of Ghulam Rasool Totani ... Local police are investigating the causes of the incident, and legal proceedings have also been initiated.
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Trump’s recision of past protections, new orders change the scope of LGBTQ+ rights

Daily Bruin 02 Apr 2025
Beyond restricting legal recognition of gender, the Trump ... Public response, including lawsuits against the administration’s executive orders, is likely to initiate legal change, Herman said.
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Convicted felon Hunter Biden to be permanently stripped of DC license to practice law

New York Post 02 Apr 2025
... office, despite repeated public promises that he would not meddle in Hunter’s legal affairs ... The DC Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel initiated the legal proceedings to suspend Hunter’s law license.
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400 acre Gachibowli land dispute: ‘Anti environment agenda’, says Kavitha

The Siasat Daily 02 Apr 2025
“This land, initially given by Indira Gandhi and protected by the BRS, has been the center of a prolonged legal battle for 25 years,” Kavitha added ... Legal issue. Elaborating on the legal ...
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Singapore Exchange Probes City Developments Amid Family Dispute

The Arabian Post 02 Apr 2025
In response, Kwek Leng Beng initiated legal proceedings to remove his son from the CEO position, emphasizing the need to uphold corporate integrity ... via Singapore Exchange Probes City Developments Amid Family Dispute ....
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Chhattisgarh HC denies anticipatory bail to four in Rs 411 crore medical equipment scam

The Times of India 02 Apr 2025
A case was registered, naming 'Recorders and Medicare Systems' as an accused, but the applicants' names were not initially mentioned ... specifying the legal provisions under which they were called.
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BRI legal aid association formed

China Daily 01 Apr 2025
China will provide better legal services to businesses operating in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative as BRI projects expand in scale and the demand for specialized legal ...
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